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| Name: | Pillbox, Cocklehole Road, Sutton Bridge |
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| HER Number: | MLI97510 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
A brickclad pillbox and possible searchlight unit, at Cocklehole Road, Sutton Bridge.
| Grid Reference: | TF 508 218 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF52SW |
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| Parish: | SUTTON BRIDGE, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
The pillbox formed part of the Second World War Coastal Crust and was built of concrete with a brick facing, with a loop over a low entry. The pillbox was reportedly attached to a nearby searchlight unit. {1}{2}{3}
The pillbox was still extant in March 2010, when it was photographed as part of the Rapid Landscape Assessment for a proposed wind farm cable route. The structure is brick-clad, in the hexagonal, type 22 form. Dating to the Second World War, it possibly formed part of the defences for the nearly airfield. {4}{5}
<1> Dr Mike Osborne, 1999, Defence of Britain Gazetteer, p.5 (Unpublished Document). SLI4545.
<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Archive, 8110 (Digital Archive). SLI14623.
<3> Beryl Jackson, 2009, Personal Communication, - (Correspondence). SLI12817.
<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2010, LINCS Offshore Wind Farm, Lincolnshire Cable Route Onshore Section, WSX site code: 73501 (Report). SLI13192.
<5> Wessex Archaeology, 2010, LINCS Offshore Wind Farm, Lincolnshire Cable Route Onshore Section, LCNCC 2010.51 (Archive). SLI13193.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Second World War to 21st Century - 1940 AD to 2050 AD)
- SEARCHLIGHT EMPLACEMENT? (Second World War - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- LINCS Offshore Wind Farm, Lincolnshire Cable Route Onshore Section
- Site Visit to the Pillbox, Cocklehole Road, Sutton Bridge
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Unpublished Document: Dr Mike Osborne. 1999. Defence of Britain Gazetteer. p.5. |
| <2> | Digital Archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2006. Defence of Britain Archive. 8110. |
| <3> | Correspondence: Beryl Jackson. 2009. Personal Communication. -. |
| <4> | Report: Wessex Archaeology. 2010. LINCS Offshore Wind Farm, Lincolnshire Cable Route Onshore Section. WSX site code: 73501. |
| <5> | Archive: Wessex Archaeology. 2010. LINCS Offshore Wind Farm, Lincolnshire Cable Route Onshore Section. LCNCC 2010.51. |
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